People, the number after Gecko/ is the date when Netscape was compiled!!! It is NOT the Gecko release date! The Gecko revision is the number after rv: (in this case 1.7.5), which means that Netscape is using a patched Firefox 1.0 Gecko code! It is NOT using Gecko from 29th July!

Pu7o wrote:People, the number after Gecko/ is the date when Netscape was compiled!!! It is NOT the Gecko release date! The Gecko revision is the number after rv: (in this case 1.7.5), which means that Netscape is using a patched Firefox 1.0 Gecko code! It is NOT using Gecko from 29th July!

That's correct. If someone compiled the code of Netscape 6.0 from 2000 today, the resulting Gecko build ID would be "20050823" even though the browser and therefore Gecko codebase are in fact nearly five years old.

I went to the Netscape forum a few days ago and asked the question of why Netscape has not issued patches for the recent security vulnerabilities. The answer I got from the forum administrator was what vulnerabilities are these, could you be more specific. I listed these vulnerabilities to him. Now I am not a computer wiz, but i do know about the security issues which affected Firefox,Mozilla,and Netscape browsers.I asked why Netscape has not patched there browser, but Firefox and Mozilla issued quick patches. He stated it will be updated in the next version,but they are not serious security threats. My question is Netscape is based on Firefox. Firefox took this very ser. and issued fast patches. Netscape is playing the security issue down WHY.

The way he has to answer for everyone,and downplays any Netscape problems I assumed he was the Netscape forum admin. If i am not mistaken he did say he worked for Netscape. Because when a issue comes up he checks with his supervisor.